“Thank you very much for all of your help and support to obtain our leave to remain in the UK. It will be a turning point of my life as well as my other family members. I think we could now find out a better way of life in this great country.”

“I can't thank you enough for being such a marvellous solicitor. I have had such confidence in you that it has kept a very stressful situation bearable. But you have spoilt me because my standards are now set so high.”

Wills, Probate and Trusts

“Can I also thank you for the help you have given me over these final few months of my divorce and for cutting through the years of accumulated undergrowth to achieve what appears to be a satisfactory resolution....many thanks for your help it has been appreciated.”

“I chose to work with Mary because of her no-nonsense approach – no false promises, no big ego claims – just downright honesty and integrity and a delivery of results at the end. Mary is professional, reassuring and has a great sense of humour. I would highly recommend her.”

about Mary Shaw – Family

Inquests

“Thank you for your help during all of these proceedings, we really appreciate all your hard work and that of your colleagues. You have all done a fantastic job and I'm delighted that the investigation is closed. Again thank you all so much for your help, we will highly recommend your firm.”

Conveyancers

“We are immensely grateful to you and your team for the outcome of the court order today.
The whole process has been quite stressful, but we felt fully supported and completely guided by you. You were a good friend rather than a legal contact. Your expertise of the law and how to overcome the hurdles in this difficult case were superb.”

about Elspeth Thomson – Family

Legal Assistants

“Emma has commendable humane qualities that should be admired. She is a bright talented solicitor who is clearly dedicated to her job and believes in doing the best for her client…which quite frankly I find exceptional.”

about Emma Silburn

Customer Relationship Managers

Consultants

“I have got through it with your support and you have kept me on the right tracks for the last 12 months too - even if it was sometimes things I didn't want to hear! ..... if we hadn't have had such a great solicitor (our daughter's) life could have turned out very different.”

about Elspeth Thomson – Family

Paralegals

Our Team

“Very satisfied with Anne's prompt and efficient service. Despite living in a rural area and not visiting the office at all, we felt fully informed and were impressed with the efficiency and professionalism of your staff.”

about Anne Banks

Exceptional Hardship

Can I avoid a ban by showing I would suffer Exceptional Hardship?

Our lawyers are experts in road traffic and motoring offences. We are based in Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields, and offer representation throughout the North East. Our solicitors have many years’ experience and are best ranked in the North East.

If you reach 12 penalty points in any 3-year period by ‘totting up’, Court guidelines state that an immediate ban of 6 months or more should be imposed. The period of the ban increases if you have been disqualified before.

Before considering whether a ban should be imposed, the Court will give you the opportunity to raise an exceptional hardship argument in order to persuade them that a ban should not be imposed.

In order to be successful, you must persuade the Court that the hardship you would suffer is beyond that which would normally be suffered by taking away someone’s driving licence.

Loss of your job does not automatically amount to exceptional hardship, as some Courts will regard this as a reasonably foreseeable outcome of losing your licence and therefore not “exceptional”. However, the implications that arise from the loss of employment and the effect it would have on others could amount to exceptional hardship, such as an inability to pay your mortgage as a result of losing your job or not being able to take young children to school if you are the sole driver in the family.

Your case can be expertly prepared by us to ensure that it exceeds the requirements imposed by the Court, guaranteeing the best chance of forwarding a successful argument.

This is the only opportunity you will get to avoid a disqualification from driving so contact directly our dedicated Customer Relationship Manager, Hannah White, on 0191 243 8148, to arrange representation now.

Many many thanks for all your efforts on my behalf, as you can imagine the relief I feel at the outcome is immeasurable and it is all due to your knowledge and understanding of the case and situation I was in. Once again our gratitude and thanks.